Independent clothing & accessories business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Shop online or visit in person.
Portland modern home goods shop focused on traditional, useful, hand-made products. A carefully edited selection of beautiful everyday objects.
Precipice Coffee is an Ellsworth micro-roastery and cafe run by Maggie and Bill Iannuzzi. It was the first fully solar-powered, zero-emissions coffee roaster in Maine.
Prescott Hill Pottery in Liberty, Maine is a gallery and studio where Betsy Levine hand-makes and displays her work.
Burnham-based maker of Pride Golf Tees. Long-trusted name in golf tees and accessories.
Primitive House Farm is an independent health & beauty business based in Southern Maine Coast. The mother-daughter family business has hand-crafted natural skincare and home goods from their coastal southern Maine farm for over 17 years.
Primitive Keeper is an independent home decor business based in the Lakes & Mountains region. From a home shop in Maine's Appalachian Mountains, this maker hand-pours premium soy and paraffin candles in small batches, with stockists across Maine.
PrintCraft is both a working studio space for artists Lisa Pixley and Martha Kearsley as well as an affordable art destination.
Sommelier-led wine bar and shop in downtown Belfast from David Speer (formerly of Portland Oregon's Ambonnay) and Kristin Amundson-Speer, opened spring 2025.
South Portland-based natural health and wellness retailer. Trusted source for clean health and personal-care products.
Auburn-based Wi-Fi handheld pentesting gadget. Open-source-style Maine cybersecurity hardware.
Ellsworth-based jewelry studio creating one-of-a-kind and artisan pieces. Custom engagement rings and fine jewelry made by in-house master jewelers.
Pyxie is an independent outdoor gear business based in Lakes & Mountains, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Brunswick-based bedding maker producing the patented CinchFit Sheet Set. American-made sheets engineered to stay snug and stay on the bed.
I build jewelry to last this lifetime and beyond. My work is ever evolving and my inspirations are quirky: a discarded antique button, a rusted washer from the boatyard, a lone porcelain doll arm, a lichen foliose, insects, spores, microbes.
Lewiston, Maine's independent bookstore featuring local authors, affordable secondhand books, art, and gifts.
Portland-based maker of patches, stickers, pins, prints, and pennants. Coastal-flavored small goods designed in Maine.
Quince & Co. is a Saco-based yarn company producing American-grown wool and natural-fiber yarns alongside thoughtful knitting patterns for the modern maker.
Portland-based secondhand marketplace from Quince & Co. Sell or buy gently used Quince yarns and finished handknits in a circular community.
Quoddy is an independent clothing & accessories business based in the Lakes & Mountains region. Established in 1947, the family-owned Lewiston workshop hand-sews boat shoes, moccasins, boots, and slippers built to be resoled and repaired.
Waterville-based artist photography and drawn prints. Kennebec Valley one-artist studio.
Chef-owner Sam Richman's Rockland restaurant — NYT 50 Best Places in America 2025 with simple, ingredient-driven Americana cooking.
Ragged Coast Chocolates is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. Founded by Kate Shaffer (formerly Black Dinah Chocolatiers), the Westbrook chocolatier crafts Good Food Award–winning truffles and sea salt caramels with single-origin chocolate and fresh Maine cream.
New Milo brewpub in the former Bissell Brothers Three Rivers space, showcasing Maine Highlands breweries, wineries, and ciders alongside its own beers.
Deering Center coffee shop and flower boutique from Charlee-Ann Charron, reopened November 2025 in the former Rwanda Bean space with a signature blackberry-vanilla Brambler latte.
Our goal is to work with nature to make responsibly sourced, skillfully crafted, American made sustainable clothing.
Rancourt & Co. is an independent clothing & accessories business based in the Lakes & Mountains region. Three generations of Lewiston shoemakers hand-craft loafers, boat shoes, moccasins, and boots using traditional techniques since 1967.
Restored late-1800s landmark inn in downtown Rangeley on Haley Pond, with historic rooms and suites, modern water-view lodge units, a historic tavern, and complimentary paddling.
Rangeley-based gift shop carrying locally made Maine products. A western Maine destination for Lakes & Mountains crafts and gifts.
Rangeley Region Sports Shop is a historic Rangeley-based fly shop offering top-brand fly fishing gear, guided trips on local rivers and ponds, and decades of regional expertise.
Rare Woods USA is an independent Maine business based in Lakes & Mountains. Shop online or find them on your next visit to Maine.
Raye's Mustard is an independent grocery & food business based Downeast. Founded in 1900 by J. Wesley Raye, the historic Eastport mill is North America's last remaining traditional stone-ground mustard mill—a working museum where four generations of the Raye family have crafted award-winning mustards.
South Portland-based curated traveler gifts. Travel-agent client gifts and travel goodies.
Brunswick-based hand-dyed disc golf discs and gear. Midcoast disc-golf and outdoor maker.
Greenville-based veteran-founded apparel brand. Retired Army Staff Sergeant’s clothing and merch line.
A one-woman Maine maker hand-designing nature-inspired home goods, serving boards, apparel, and gifts in Windham, donating 10% of Pine Tree Coast Collection sales to the Natural Resources Council of Maine.
Sally Lobkowicz, owner of Red Cloak Tours, is a researcher and writer specializing in genealogy and history. Sally put her talents to work in the towns of midcoast Maine, beginning with tours in Damariscotta in 2007.
Cocktail bar and Asian small-plates spot at Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley — Japanese steamed buns, ramen, and a miso espresso martini in the former Cork & Rind space.
Maine's leading medical spa since 2005, offering spa and medical aesthetic treatments with locations in Falmouth and South Portland.
Portland-based digestive bitters maker. Bitter Love non-alcoholic bitters with no added sugar.
Auburn jewelry shop offering new and estate jewelry, diamonds, and engagement rings. Also a resource for sports cards, trading cards, gold and silver bullion, and coins.
Yarmouth-based custom charcuterie boards, events, and bar service. Beautiful, seasonal Maine charcuterie for parties and gatherings.
All-day wine bar, market, and catering shop in Falmouth's Wyeth building from Emma Martin and Sami Smart, opened January 2026 with grazing boards and small plates.
Second location of Brunswick's beloved Reverie Coffee House, opened February 2025 in a former hospital lobby with a kids' play area and seating for 22.
Swanville-based maker of premium folding knives. American-made everyday-carry blades crafted in Midcoast Maine.
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Maine's first bean-to-bar chocolate maker, turning single-origin cacao into clean, real confections on Rockland's working waterfront — and shipping them anywhere.
Ultralight packs and shelters sewn in a Biddeford mill — carried on every long trail in America.
Organic loose-leaf tea imported directly from worker-owned cooperatives — steeped in Brunswick.
Portland's fiercely independent bookshop — staff picks worth trusting since 2000.
100% grass-fed beef raised on 500 acres in Charleston — delivered to your door.
Hand-forged Maine axes made the old way in a South Portland shop — heirlooms with an edge.
Hypoallergenic alpaca clothing and goods — from a working farm in Unity.
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